Women's Words:
75 Books by Women Whose Words Have Changed
the World

The Women's National Book Association was
founded in 1917, three years before women achieved the right to vote in
the United States, by women booksellers excluded by the all-male Bookseller's
League. This list was published originally in 1992, the 75th
anniversary year of the WNBA. It honors women "whose words have changed
the world," and who "have brought insight, awe, and pleasure to countless
readers over the years."